Apparel garments



Nov. 28, 1961 M. e. ROSENFELD APPAREL GARMENTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 7, 1958 INVEN TOR.

MILTON G. ROSENFELD ATT Y.

Nov. 28, 1961 M. G. ROSENFELD APPAREL GARMENTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 7, 1958 IN V EN TOR. M I LTON G. ROSENFELD FIG. 8

ATT' Y.

finial es This invention realtes in general to apparel garments and, more particularly, to an outer garment or coat having a unique and novel removable lining.

Topcoats and lightweight overcoats are quite frequently provided with removable linings so that the garment may have greater utility in wide variation of weather or climatic conditions. Such linings, however, have been found to be rather uncomfortable when worn inasmuch as such linings are usually bulky 'over the shoulders and under the annpits. Moreover, such linings frequently sag and bunch up under the armpits. The bulkiness over the shoulders as well as the sagging and other difficulties not only contribute to the discomfort of the wearer, but also cause the garment to fit poorly and present an untailored ill-fitting appearance.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide an outer garment or coat having unique means for enabling the interchangeable use, with the garment proper, of a warm inter-liner or removable lining which fits comfortably and presents an attractive appearance.

The present invention has for a further object the constructing of a garment of the type stated in such a manner that the lining attachment structure is entirely concealed when the lining is removed, does not detract from the normal appearance of the garment, is comfortable when the coat is being worn, and will secure the lining element snugly and smoothly in proper position without buckling or wrinlding.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an outer garment or coat having a removable lining which may be inserted in addition to a lightweight permanent lining made of silk, rayon, or other similar material.

it is an additional object of the present invention to provide a unique type of insertable and removable heavywei ht lining in garments of the type stated which fits comformably and comfortably over the shoulders of the wearer without excessive thickness or bulk.

It a further object of the present invention to provide an outer garment or coat with a permanent lightweight lining and a removable heavyweight lining or inner lining, in which the removable lining is uniquely supported around the armholes of the garment, so that the removable lining will not sag or become uncomfortable under the armpits during use.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outer garment or coat equipped with a removable lining constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the garment with the front thrown open to show the removable lining;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the removable lining as it appears when removed from the garment;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of the inside face of the garment partly broken away to illustrate the complete concealment of the closure element;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the under- .arm securement means;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 2;

3,010,112 Patented Nov. 28, 1961 FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 88 of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 1.

Referring now in more detail and by reference characters to the drawings, which illustrate practical embodiments of the present invention, A designates an apparel garment or coat. In the present instance, the garment A, as shown, is of the sport coat type and buttons up the front, so to speak, although it will be obvious that any other type of coat or apparel garment for outer wear may be employed and the present invention may be applied with equal facility to mens topcoats as well as to womens garments. The coat A is formed with two front panels 1, 2, and a back panel 3, which are held together across the shoulders and in the area of the sleeves by shoulder seams 4, 5, and a collar structure 6. The front panels 1, are designed to overlap in the conventional manner and are provided, respectively, with buttonholes 7 and buttons 8. The front panels, furthermore, are marginally turned under, as at 9, and stitched to a relatively wide inner facing panel or strip is formed preferably of the same material as the panels 1, 2. The facing panel or strip 10 extends in wardly for a substantial distance and is turned under and back upon itself in the provision of a wide under flap f having an edge binding e and, further, being hemmed down by a line of stitches 12. Moreover, the facing panel or strip 10 extends upwardly on each side and across the shoulders or on the interior of the collar-line, so to speak, and, centrally between the shoulders, the facing panel or strip 10 is provided with a buttonhole 11. Also secured by the line of stitches 12 and also by the line of stitches 13 upon the inside face of under flap extending from a point approximately ten inches above the lower hemline of the coat A upwardly around the neck, is a zipper element d. Thus, the two ends or termini of the zipper element d will match each other and both be positioned at the same height above the hemline of the garment A. It will, of course, be obvious in this connection that the above-mentioned distance of ten inches is merely illustrative and may be varied as desired.

Secured by means of a line of stitches 14 to the inside or concealed marginal portion of the under flap 3 and the zipper element 0. is a placket flap 15 which extends outwardly beneath the zipper element d throughout the length thereof. It will be noted by reference to FIG. 5 that the placket flap 15, at its free margin, projects a substantial distance beyond the free or turned under margin of the facing strip it) to form a placket p in which the zipper element d is completely concealed and fully enclosed. Also secured by the line of stitches 14 to the under face of the placket flap 15, and extending outwardly therefrom across the inside face of the garment A is a permanent lining 16 formed of satin, rayon or any other suitable material. Secured in the seam between the lining 16 and the outer fabric in the lower arcuate portion of the armholes h are somewhat semi-circular protective flaps 17 formed preferably of the same material as the permanent lining l6 and being provided, centrally of their free margins, with buttonholes 18. These protective flaps 17 are free-swinging and normally lie flatwise in downwardly hanging position when the coat A is worn for purposes presently more fully appearing Provided for properly fitted disposition within the coat A is a relatively heavy removable, sleeveless inner lining member B made of a heavy fleeceor pile fabric, and being marginally provided with a zipper element d adapted to match and mesh with the zipper element at for optional engagement and disengagement therewith by means of a slide fastener element 19. It should be noted that the combined width of the free sections is somewhat narrower than the width of the free portion of the panel 10, so that,

3 when the lining B is in place, the margin thereof will be concealed within the placket p. The upper margins m m and m m*, of the inner lining B are respectively connected across the shoulder areas, as shown in FIG. 8, by

' relatively thin sections 20, 2,1 of material, such as silk,

crepe, rayon, or the like, so as to fit conformably over the shoulders of the wearer without adding a feel of bulkiness to the garment or detracting from the fit and appearance thereof. On its inner face, centrally beneath each armhole, the inner lining B is provided with buttons 22 for cooperation with the buttonhole 18, and, similarly, at the center of the back, adjacent the upper margin or collar-line, is a button 23 adapted for cooperation with the buttonhole 11.

In use, the lining B is marginally inserted into the placket space p with the slide fastener element presented inwardly and the slide is then zipped in the conventional manner, detachably securing the lining B snugly in place, as shown in FIG. 1. The lining B may obviously be removed by reversing this operation. By reason of the complete concealment of the zipper elements d, d, the coat A will assume a smooth appearance, either when open or closed, and the garment A will not have the appearance of an artifically lined coat, but, on the contrary, the lining will look as though it has been permanently fitted and stitched into the coat. Furthermore, the placket flap 15 completely underlies the region of the connection between the zipper members a, d, and the metallic slide element 19, thereby preventing the metallic elements of the zipper from wearing out the fragile permanent lining 16, and protecting the latter from becoming accidentally snagged or caught between the zipper elements d, d, as

the lining B is being inserted and removed from time to time. By reason of the buttoned engagement between the protective flaps '17 and the inner lining B in the region of the armholes, and between button 23 and buttonhole 1 1, the inner lining B will hang smoothly and will not sag or bunch up, so to speak.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the apparel garment may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A coat comprising, in combination, a body portion having front panels connected by a back panel and joined thereto across the shoulders in the provision of a collarline, said panels overlapping to form a closure and being provided along their overlapping portions with an inwardly turned facing strip which extends upwardly and around the interior of the collar-line, said body portion also having armholes, a permanent lining made of relatively lightweight material mounted in said coat and marginally secured to the facing strip in such a manner as to form therewith a continuous placket substantially around the length of the facing strip, an auxiliary removable lining made of relatively heavyweight material throughout its body portion and being provided across the shoulders with relatively narrow transversely extending strips made of relatively lightweight material, which sections fit conformably t0, and extend only across, the shoulder-line of the coat so that the skirt and chest-covering portions of the auxiliary removable lining are of substantially the same weight and body-protective properties, and means for releasably securing said auxiliary lining within the coat with its edges disposed entirely within and concealed by said placket.

2. A coat comprising, in combination, a body portion having front panels connected by a back panel and joined thereto across the shoulders in the provision of a collarline, said panels overlapping to form a closure and being provided along their overlapping portions with an inwardly turned facing strip which extends upwardly and around the interior of the collar-line, said body portion also hav ing armholes, a permanent lining made of relatively lightweight material mounted in said coat and marginally secured to the facing strip in such a manner as to form therewith a continuous placket substantially around the length of the facing strip, an auxiliary removable lining made of relatively heavyweight material throughout its body portion and being provided across the shoulders with relatively narrow transversely extending strips made of relatively lightweight material, which sections in conformably to, and extend only across, the shoulder-line of the coat so that the skirt and chest-covering portions of the auxiliary removable lining are of substantially the same weight and body-protective properties, and zipper means for releasably securing said auxiliary lining within the coat with its edges disposed entirely within and concealed by said placket.

3. A coat comprising, in combination, a body portion having front panels connected by-a back panel and joined thereto across the shoulders in the provision of a collarline, said panels overlapping to form a closure and being provided along their overlapping portions with an inwardly turned facing strip which extends upwardly and around the interior of the co-llar-line,said body portions also having armholes, a permanent lining made of relatively lightweight material mounted in said coat and marginally sccured to the facing strip in such a manner as to form therewith a continuous placket substantially around the length of the facing strip, an auxiliary removable lining made of relatively heavyweight material throughout its body portion and being provided across the shoulders with relatively narrow transversely extending strips made of relatively lightweight material, which sections fit conformably to and extend only across, the shoulder-line of the coat so that the skirt and chest-covering portions of the auxiliary removable lining are of substantially the same weight and body-protective properties, means for releasably securing said auxiliary lining within the coat with its edges disposed entirely within and concealed by said placket, said lining also having armholes which match the armholes of the body portion, means for releasably securing said auxiliary lining to the interior of the coat at the armholes, said last-named means including a pair of protective flaps permanently secured along their upper margins within the armholes of the body portion and extending downwardly from the armholes in detached overlying relation upon said interior face of the auxiliary lining in the region directly below the matching armhole in the lining, said protective flaps each being provided adjacent its lower margin with securement means and complementary securement means associated with each armhole of the lining in registration with the securement means of the flap associated with the matching armhole in the body portion so that the respective flaps will depend from the armhole of the body portion in protective relation over a portion of the interior face thereof when the lining is not used and will be secured to the lining when said lining is used, in which latter instance said fiaps serve the dual purpose of lining-retention and protection.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,281,510 Neumark Apr. 28, 1942 2,295,956 Lapick Sept. 15, 1942 2,308,171 Greenholtz a Jan. 12, 1943 2,571,255 Kessler Oct. 16, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 545,107 Great Britain May I l, 1942 

